Global Care Day 2004 provided an opportunity for employee volunteers and their family members to “make a difference” in each community where Lyondell operates. An estimated 2,100 company volunteers participated in 29 projects around the world as part of the company’s fifth annual Global Care Day community service activity.
Global Care Day is a company initiative challenging employees at each of the enterprise’s worldwide locations to simultaneously participate in community service above and beyond our ongoing community involvement activities. Participants included employees and their family members along with resident contractors.
Weather again played a disruptive role, washing out several projects on the Texas Gulf Coast on May 1 including activities scheduled by teams from the Houston corporate headquarters, Pasadena (Bayport), La Porte, Beaumont and Corpus Christi. Unscheduled maintenance at Chocolate Bayou forced that team to temporarily postpone its activities, as well. The Houston team reassembled on May 8 and the other Gulf Coast sites rescheduled for May 15. Employees in France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands also selected May 15 to avoid conflicts with local holidays.
Of this year’s 29 projects, eight targeted environmental enhancement, seven were related to education and 14 focused on community sustainability. Activities ranged from landscaping and habitat development to carpentry and maintenance at children’s or seniors centers to construction of wheelchair ramps and flagpoles at key locations in the community. In 2003, more than 1,900 volunteers participated in 28 projects. The estimated economic impact from the company’s Global Care Day effort is more than $200,000.
“Global Care Day is a wonderful opportunity for our employees to become personally and directly involved in our communities,” said Morris Gelb, Lyondell’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Global Care Day executive sponsor.
“Our objective is simple: to make a difference in the communities where we operate. We want to make each community a little better because we were there. Equally important, our employees and their families will have a better understanding of their community as a result of this involvement. In the same manner, we hope that our communities get to know our people a little better through these interactions.”
Pasadena, Texas
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Volunteers installed three flag poles, constructed flower beds and build a fire pit.
Pasadena Department of Parks and Recreation
Volunteers planted trees and shrubs, painted curbs and replaced bleachers.
Alvin, Texas
United Way of Texas Gulf Coast - Bay Area Service Center
Volunteers painted, cleaned and landscaped at the Depelchin Childcare Center.
Beaumont, Texas
Bingman Elementary
Installed a swing set, benches and refurbished a map.
Botlek, The Netherlands
Agathahuis & Agathahoeve
Refurbished a children’s' animal farm.
Channelview, Texas
Channelview Independent School District-Channelview High School & Hamblen Middle School
Landscaped, painted and performed general carpentry work.
St. Thomas Center
Installed deck and wheelchair ramp.
Cincinnati, Ohio
City of Fairfield RASKALS Program / Bethany House
Volunteers conducted home repairs for elderly homeowners.
Clinton, Iowa
Soaring Eagle Nature Center (Clinton) / Westbrook Park (DeWitt)
Volunteers beautified the grounds of Westbrook Park & Soaring Eagle Nature Center.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Boys & Girls Club of Corpus Christi
Landscaped and beautified the facility.
Fairport Harbor, Ohio
Orchard Street Park
Installed playground equipment and provided general maintenance.
Fos-sur-Mer, France
Ecole Primaire Victoria Lyles
Restored a playground and planted bushes and flowers.
Houston, Texas
Hermann Park / Friends of Hermann Park
Refurbished Hermann Park's landscaping and bought and installed three new trash receptacles.
The Bridge of Troubled Waters
Organized donations at the resale shop.
Lake Charles, Louisiana
The Leadership Center for Youth
Volunteers repaired lighting, completed landscaping and painted a mural.
La Porte, Texas
Boys and Girls Harbour
Volunteers performed carpentry and painted.
Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Wessex Infant & Nursery School
Volunteers painted a mural on the garden walls.
Markham, Texas
Blessing Elementary School
Volunteers installed a water pond and butterfly habitat.
Matagorda, Texas
Girls in Scouting & Salvation Army Food Panty
Volunteers upgraded the exterior of the meeting house and built a new food storage room.
Mont Belvieu, Texas
City of Mont Belvieu Park
Volunteers installed a flagpole at McCloud Park.
Morris, Illinois
Daybreak Center
Painted, decorated and furnished a local homeless shelter.
Newark, New Jersey
Pathways to Independence
Landscaped and performed general repairs.
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Tyler Arboretum
Constructed a wooden vestibule and installed a pathway.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
PaulusKerk Foundation
Volunteers provided a day out for a group of refugees.
São Paulo, Brazil
Creche Santo Estevao Rei, Sao Paulo
Volunteers cleaned the outside of a childcare center and provided needed mattresses.
Tuscola, Illinois
North Ward Elementary School
Installed playground equipment in the Early Learning Play Area.
Victoria, Texas
The Texas Zoo
Constructed a song bird exhibit.
Washington D.C.
National Zoo
Volunteers worked at the zoo.
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